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K.I.S.S. Site to Site VPN Questions
I am a small business owner who just opened a branch office. I have some networking experience but have never set up a VPN. In the main office I have 10 computers (Win XP) connected to a server running SBS 2003 r2. I eventually will have up to 10 computers at the branch office. Both offices have Comcast Business Internet with advertised speeds of 16 Mbps downloads/2Mbps Uploads, with the option to upgrade to 22/5. Through my research on EE I have learned that I want to set up a IPsec tunnel between the two sites. I have other specific questions that I have not been able to find an answer for:
1) Do I need another server at the branch office if the main office server will maintain the necessary databases?
2) I will be moving photographs and other image files between the two sites. Will I notice a significant performance decline? Would the upgrade to 22/5 be worth the extra monthly cost?
3) The wide variety of VPN routers mentioned on this site is dizzying. I am prepared to spend up to about $500 per router. Which would be the simplest to set up and maintain? It would be a great help if it had an easy to follow step by step setup wizard.
1) Do I need another server at the branch office if the main office server will maintain the necessary databases?
2) I will be moving photographs and other image files between the two sites. Will I notice a significant performance decline? Would the upgrade to 22/5 be worth the extra monthly cost?
3) The wide variety of VPN routers mentioned on this site is dizzying. I am prepared to spend up to about $500 per router. Which would be the simplest to set up and maintain? It would be a great help if it had an easy to follow step by step setup wizard.
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I like the idea of the DFS. I am assuming that the "mirroring" would be done in the background. If that is true, and the identical images would reside on both servers, then internet speed would not be an issue. Am I correct?
ALSO, do I need a static IP on one site or both?
ALSO, do I need a static IP on one site or both?
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